590-Our Family Holiday Road Trip

A short recap of the holiday road trip in search of magical Christmas experiences. 

 

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I'm your host Katie Jefcoat, and this is really just a story about our holiday road trip.  The premise:  Small New England towns that could have inspired a Hallmark Christmas movie.  You know I love the holidays and twinkle lights and Christmas cheer and I had never been to Maine or Vermont, so that’s where this road trip was taking us. 

 

We left on a Friday night and drove to Connecticut where we just slept for the night and ate the most delicious donut breakfast sandwich.  The place, Donut Crazy in New Haven Connecticut takes a large yeast donut and cuts it in half.  Then, they grill the inside just slightly.  Take some bacon, egg and cheese and layer that between two halves of the donut.  What is smart, is that they flip the donut so that your hands are not touching all the glaze, but the grilled inside of this deliciousness.     

 

Next we continued to the Cliff House Maine, where we were staying for 2 nights.  The drive took us through picturesque Portsmouth, New Hampshire where the town square was bustling on the Saturday before Christmas.  When we arrived at the Cliff House it exceeded all of our expectations.  It smelled like fresh pine.  A 3 story christmas tree filled the great room, wood burning fires everywhere and the banisters were adorned with pine garland.  It felt like fancy Christmas. The room was amazing, ocean views and a little bunk room for the kids.  

 

We visited Kennebunkport Maine which ended up being our favorite stop on the driving trip.  We indulged in all things Maine.  We ate lobster rolls, Maine blueberry pie, drank blueberry soda and even tried our hand at some of the local craft brews.  We happened on a Christmas themed bar that was everything I could have dreamed.  It was a perfect way to warm up and to indulge in some Christmas cheer. 

 

Next we were off to Woodstock, VT.  Woodstock is a charming little town and they sure know how to do Christmas.  Unlike The Cliff House where you had to drive to anything you wanted to see, the Woodstock Inn was in the center of town and you could walk everywhere.  They had a large fireplace the size of a human in the front lobby where guests congregated all day and night.  We managed to get a spot and play a few card games by the fire and it was delightful. 

We took a drive up north to Stowe, Vermont where we did some ice skating, but we were not prepared for skiing, so we passed.  

 

We basically spent the week driving around looking at holiday lights with the snow covered trees and indulging in the most delicious meals. It was 24/7 family time and we loved every minute of it.  So much, that when we got back home, we basically grabbed a board game and kept the good time rolling.  

 

So there you have it.  The road trip in search of Christmas did not disappoint. If you ever find yourself in that general area, send me an email and I’ll give you any pointers I can.  

 

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